Tie holder



Nov. 14, 1939. J. w. DEvALL.

TIE HOLDER Filed Feb. 24, 1958 gf/M Patented Nov. 14, 1939 UNITED STAT-E FTENT OFFQ TIE HOLDER James Wilmer DevalL'Montgomery, Ala. Application February 24, 1938, Serial No. 192,373

` 3 Claims. y(ci. 2li-169) .The invention forming the subject matter of this application relates to tie holders embodied in a case designed particularly to hold any desired number of neckties pressed and separated from each other in a manner to permit the ready removal of any tie without disturbing the other ties in the case.

The main object of the invention is to provide a simple, cheaply manufactured traveling case adapted to hold and press any desired number of ties in such position that any tie can be readily distinguished from all the others and removed from the case without in any way disturbing the vposition of the others.

Other objects of the invention will become apparent as the detailed description thereof proceeds.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective of a case in .which is embodied the tie holder forming the present invention;

Figure 2 is an elevation of the tie holder show- 'ing two of the leaves thereof spread apart, and

with a tie in supported position;

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the tie holder;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary, longitudinal section through a pair of adjacent leaves of the tie holder, and illustrating a tie in supported position between said leaves; and

Figure 5 is a fragmentary perspective illustrating a tie hanger and the method of pivotally securing that hanger to one of said leaves.

As shown in the drawing, the invention comprises six leaves-6, 1, 8, 9, I I) and I I-forming in this case ve compartments for receiving a similar number of ties. These leaves are hinged together in any suitable manner,` as by the rings I2 and I3; and may be formed of any suitable material such as light, relatively stiff cardboard or ber board. The lower ends of all the leaves should be hinged flush with each other, so that when spread apart, as illustrated in Figure 1, the case will stand vertically on a table or other support.

The inner leaves l, 8, 9 and I0 have wire hangers I4 pivoted thereto and neartheir upper ends, as illustrated in Figure 5 of the drawing. Since all the hangers are constructed in the same manner and are similarly secured to one of the plates in each compartment, it will be sumcient to describe the construction of one, with the understanding that the description applies to all of them. Accordingly, the hanger I4, as applied to the plate 1, is selected for description herein.

The hanger I4 comprises a piece of wire bent lto form a straight, central body I5 having upwardly projecting stops I6 and Il adapted to hold the tie centered on the plate l. The wire is continued from the stop I downwardly to form the hinge pin I8. This pin I8 is bent inwardly Vto form a pintle I9 which is pivoted in a groove 28 formed in a bracket 2I suitably secured to the face of the plate l. The Wire is continued from the stop Il downwardly and oifset to form a spacer y22 adapted in conjunction with the offset pintle I9 to hold the central part I5 parallel with and spaced from the supporting leaf 1.

It will be apparent from Figures 4 and 5 of the drawing that the tie supporting part I5 of the hanger I4 is offset laterally with respect to the face of the plate l, and is held in offset position, when the holder is closed, by means of the offset member 22 formed on the part of the wire which projects downwardly from the stop I1.

It will be apparent also from Figures 1 and 4 of the drawing that the ties in the holder, when supported on their hangers I4, will be visible above the tops of the plates l, 8, 9, and I9. lThis construction aids the user in selecting which of the ties in the case he desires to separate from the others, and without the necessity of opening any of the compartments in the case.

'Ihe two outer-leaves 6 and I I preferably eX- tend at their upper ends higher than the upper ends of the hangers so as to protect the exposed upper parts of the ties. The hanger on the inner face of the leaf 6 will be placed at the same height on the said leaf 6 as the other leaves are from the bottom of the case. All the leaves are adapted `to be independently secured to each other in pairs by means of the well-known snap fasteners 23, in such manner'as to enable any pair of leaves to be separated from each other without in any manner disturbing the locked or unlocked position of the remaining pairs of leaves. It is, of course, obvious that any desired number of leaves may be used to form a holder intended to encase any desired number of neckties.

The pivotal mounting of the tie hangers on each of the leaves, is of a decided advantage, inasmuch as it permits a tie to be arranged in an open compartment simply by swinging a hanger -to one side, placing one-half the tie on the leaf,

then swinging the hanger over the tie and folding the other half around the central part of the hanger and over the rst named half of the tie.

The ties can be just as readily removed by reversing this operation and without disturbing any of the ties arranged in the other compartment. The stops at the opposite ends of each hanger maintain the ties properly located on the various plates.

The lateral osets on the hangers allow the ties to lie straight from end to end of each compartment without their being unduly pressed against the leaves at the upper ends thereof. The projection of the hanger above the upper end of the leaves ensures the ties being located visibly so that the user may have no di'culty in selecting a tie to be used before proceeding to remove the same from a holder.

While I have shown the tie holder as embodied in a particular form, it is to be understood that the invention is not to be considered as limited to that particular form, nor in any other manner except as indicated by the scope of the claims appended hereto.

What I claim is:

l. A case comprising a plurality of leaves of sheet material hinged together at one edge of each to form a plurality of compartments with substantially parallel spaced walls, and a hanger pivoted at one end in each compartment adjacent the hinged edge thereof to extend across and swing between the adjacent leaves of said compartment, the supporting portion of said hanger extending above the upper edges of said leaves.

2. A case comprising a plurality of leaves of sheet material hinged together at one edge of each to form a plurality of compartments with substantially parallel spaced walls, and a hanger pivoted at one end in each compartment to one of said leaves to extend across and swing between the adjacent leaves'of the compartment, the supporting portion of said hanger extending above the upper edges of said leaves said hanger offset at its pivot and free end so as to lie parallel With but spaced from the supporting leaf.

3. A case comprising leaves of sheet material hinged together at one edge of each to form a compartment, and a hanger pivoted at one end in said compartment to one of said leaves and arranged to extend across and swing between the adjacent leaves of the compartment, said hanger being shaped to form a straight central body portion having outwardly extending stops at the opposite ends thereof, said central body portion extending adjacent the upper edges of said leaves whereby the fold of an article draped over said portionis visible above said leaves, and`v said hanger being offset at its pivotal connection and its free end, to space same from the leaf to which it is pivoted, whereby to allow an article to be held on the hanger in a carefully com'- pressed condition between the adjacent leaves. JAMES WILMER DEVALL. 

